On which I write about the books I read, science, science fiction, fantasy, and anything else that I want to. Currently trying to read and comment upon every novel that has won the Hugo and International Fantasy awards.

Monday, September 4, 1972

Comments: In 1972 all of the written fiction awards were won by men who had previously won a Hugo Award. I'm not sure exactly what this means: it could either be a sign that quality writers consistently turn out quality fiction, or a sign that the genre was in danger of becoming an exclusionary inbred club. I'm going to go with the first possibility, because all three of the winning stories from 1972 are excellent fiction.

This year also avoided the embarrassing "No Winner" result in the Best Dramatic Presentation category that afflicted 1971, with the decidedly dystopian A Clockwork Orange taking home the prize, although it did beat out what can only be described as some fairly indifferent competition.

On a side note, although he did not win a Hugo Award this year, Robert Silverberg managed the still impressive feat of having two novels nominated in the Best Novel category.

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